Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-06-16
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

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The governor approved the plans
for the addition to the Bismarck pent
tertiary, and work will begin shortly.
Gov. Church aud Auditor Ward pur-
chased residences in Bismarck
The Investigation ofthe Yankton IN
zane ASYLUM will befoliowcd by aciose
examination of other public institu-
tions il Dakota.
A. w. Bunan, of Wilmot, commit.
ted suicide by hanging on aecoun o.
the lack OF friends.
Lizzie. the two-year-old daughter OF
Daniel Creerer. seven miles west OF
Larimore, was drowned IN a well
James GIeasner and Miss Elsie
Brown were struck by lightning at
jamestown. the former dying from
the effects
Gov. Church mas pardoned Rev. III
d. Schaefer. the Baptist minister from
Mandan, who was convicted OF as
sault With a dangerous weapon ana
sentenced to the Bismarck penlten-
tiary for six months
st Gary. julius Lather was adluds-
ell insane, and taken to the fankton
asylum. He had been Tilted BY q
young lady.
At Lisbon, A. III. Laughlin a OLD
the Standing Rock farm he purchased
recently of C. u. Wisner for S1I.UOO,
to Abe Rundell, of Plymouth Ransom
county for S20,0 COO
Minot is the county seat OF Ward
county.
A cyclone thirty rods in diameter
swept the country thirty miles north
OF Jamestown, doing considerable
damage toerops and horses, and drop
ping large hallstones.
The managers of the DIESEL County
Agricultural society. at their annual
meeting at Gary decided to hold the
fair on Sept. IA, Is. and l6-
At Fargo, the Knights of Labor
have organized = cooperative COM
many with 5000 capital TO purchase
the machinery of an old planning mill
and conduct "a sash. door and blind
factory.
At Xanktou, the Compressed Brick
and Saw Mil company have been
sinking an artesian well. and At a
depth of SIS feet an immense Hos OF
water, estimated AZ LOCO gallons per
minute, was struck. The water viii
be used TO operate the company ma
chinery and run the city esectrIct light
dynamo. Yankton has now a dozen
artesian wells, and this Is the second
Largest. The city well flows lYJO0
gallons per minute
Hans Gausen, alias CharEes hubert
knutsOn. was arrested at Sioux
Falls for hisamy.
Thirteen women hold the Office OF
county superintendent OF schools IN
Dakota Miss Fife BENJAMIN. Clark
county; Mrs. Belle Samson, Barnes
county; Miss Cora VI. Shooter. Beadie
county; Miss Alice j. SanboEn, BFUie
county; Miss Susan Penny. Stanton
county; Mrs T. G. Ames. Buttecounty:
Mrs. II. j. D@nnIs. Fall River county;
Mrs. A. II. Rose. Faukle county; Mrs.
L. H. Franks. La Moure county; Mrs.
Clara Rogers. Lawrence county; Mrs
N. Cameron. McHenry county: Mrs.
Z E Nichols, Potter county. and Miss
Clara Penebacksr, Ransom county.
The board of regents st the
to erect the new college building az
Brockinzs TO Fisher & Co. OF Mime.
apolis, and purchased a guaEtsrSeN
ton OF land, which gives a farm OF
80 acres
The ten persons who attended the
murderer Nelson's funeral at Huron.
were very badly scared by the APP
proach OF q cyclone IL canle directly
toward the house. when all took 20
their teams and started for safety,
leaving Nelson's corpse alone They
returned when the eloud changed it,
course and disappeared
A contract was let TO A. Z BeaL
Thomas Fortune and Nathaniel Ska.
ton of Bismsrk for grading that sec
ton OF the Aberdeen. Bismaxk &
Northwestern railway extending from
Napoleon. Logan county. TO BSsmArk
and the steamboat landing. Assistance
Of ~ifty-seven miles Ths work must
begin On or before June 10th. and DC
completed by Oct l next.
The following officers vsrs elected
at Huron by the grand commandesy.
knights Tsmplar. OF Dakota. Grand
commander, NJ. A. Brewer. OF Faro:
deputy grand commander. Joseph A.
Colcin. of Huron:ersrri csUeralsssimo.
A c. AslleEte, OF WatertoEu: grand
captain general. E r. Doty, OF Rap5i
City; grand preiase, : e. Updyke, o.
BEookinEs: grand senior warden, I.
A. Rose. Of Fargo grand junior var.
den, g. W. Burnside. OF Sioux Falls:
grand treasurer. A W. Howard. Of
Nauktons grand Eecouieg. Bguca NJ.
Rowlsy, of Huron. The appointed
officers are X. g. Pagmlsy. Of Sioux
Falls, grand standard beArsr; D. VI
Holmes, OF Fargo. grand sword b~ar.
eV, Joseph House. OF Bismark, grand
warden; A. l. LOOMS otFarco. grand
captain OF the guard. The next con
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